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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Barhait

Winner — 1977

PARMESHWAR HUMBROM
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.1%IND 20.7%3 others 19.2%
Votes
12,368
60.1% share
Winning margin
8,116
39.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
22.4%
of 91,847

Barhait is a safe seat — PARMESHWAR HUMBROM won by 39.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMESHWAR HUMBROM
Janata
12,36860.1%
2
CHANDEN TUDU
IND
4,25220.7%
3
MASIH SOREN
IND
2,66012.9%
4
ISWAR HANSDA
IND
6853.3%
5
NARAIN TUDU
IND
6103.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (85th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.7% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.1%IND 20.7%IND 12.9%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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